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Former Republican National Committee (RNC) ChairMichael Steele on Friday called President Trump "so juvenile" over the recent federal indictment against former FBI Director James Comey. "James Comey is no different than any other citizen," he said on MSNBC's "The Weeknight." "He's a private citizen who's being hauled in front of a judicial process for what?...
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This year’s Nobel Prize winners will be announced next week. Here are 3 things to know
The awards are considered among the world's most prestigious honors for achievements in medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics and peace. The winners will join the pantheon of Nobel laureates, from Albert Einstein to Mother Teresa.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:The mining decision Trump should rethink
The Trump administration is reconsidering a permit for mineral mining in the Boundary Waters wilderness area, which could have a significant economic and environmental impact, and should be carefully considered on a case-by-case basis.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Maher roasts Hegseth military meeting: ‘A manly administration’
Comedian Bill Maher on Friday mocked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent speech to the nation's top generals and admirals, joking that under President Trump the U.S. has a "manly administration." Hegseth and Trump welcomed roughly 800 of the U.S. military's top officials to Quantico, Va., earlier this week. The Defense chief used the moment to...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Germany’s Munich Airport reopens after closures due to drone sightings
Germany's Munich Airportreopened Saturday morningafter authorities shut it down the night before forthe second timein less than 24 hours after two additional drone sightings, officials said. The closures are the latest aftermysterious drone overflightsin the airspace of European Union member countries.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Congress must act to protect America's cybersecurity
Government funding wasn’t the only thing to lapse on Wednesday — the Cybersecurity Information Act of 2015 also expired, leaving a gaping hole in a pillar of U.S. cyber defense. Ironically, as the U.S. marked the first day of National Cybersecurity Month, this failure was already weakening the U.S. cyber posture and eroding 10 years...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:House GOP leaders urge unity in shutdown canceled-votes strategy
House Republican leaders urged unity in their shutdown fight against Democrats on a call with GOP members Saturday morning, with members on the call backing up Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) move to cancel previously-scheduled votes next week as they aim to pressure Senate Democrats into accepting their “clean” seven-week funding bill. There is some wiggle...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Trump urges Hamas to move quickly on peace deal
President Trump took a victory lap Saturday after Israel and Hamas signaled support for his 20-point peace plan, but he pressed the Palestinian militant group to "move quickly." Hamas partially agreed to the agreement crafted by Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday. "I appreciate that Israel has temporarily stopped the bombing in...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Why Gen Z protests are shaking Morocco and how the government has responded
In Morocco, anger has boiled overcontrasts betweengovernment spending on stadiums in the lead-up to the2030 FIFA World Cupand a subpar health system that lags behind countries with similarly sized economies.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:'No Trump, no vote' — where will MAGA purists go in 2028?
Like it or not — like him or not — Donald Trump truly is a “once in a century” personality. But folded within that reality is a potentially huge problem for the Republicans come 2028.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Deep distrust hinders path to shutdown deal
The stalemate over how to reopen the government is being inflamed by something no policy provision can fix: A deep-seeded distrust between the leaders of the parties. The trust gap has a lengthy history and a profusion of roots. But it's resurfacing now over the thorny issue driving the budget impasse: Affordable Care Act subsidies...
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Sanae Takaichi elected as new leader of Japan’s ruling party, likely to become 1st female PM
In a country that ranks poorly internationally for gender equality, the new president of Japan's long-governing Liberal Democrats, and likely next prime minister, is an ultra-conservative star of a male-dominated party that critics call an obstacle to women's advancement.
Published on: October 04, 2025 | Source:Energy secretary warns of shutdown impacts on nuclear weapons safety
Energy Secretary Chris Wright on Thursday warned a government shutdown could threaten nuclear weapons safety with funding on the verge of a lapse about a week. “We have about eight more days of funding for the National Nuclear Security Administration, the overseer of our nuclear weapons stockpile, the engines that power our nuclear submarines and...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Alito: Originalists must shed ‘insecure mindset’ causing worry over 'desirable' results
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito touched on two lightning rod cases Friday in explaining the pitfalls and promises of originalism. The conservative justice mentioned the Obergefell ruling that legalized same-sex marriage and the sweeping presidential immunity ruling the court handed down last year as he opined about how adherents to his legal theory of...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Trump demands Israel end Gaza attack as Hamas responds to his peace proposal
President Trump is demanding that Israel end the war in Gaza. It comes after Hamas announced it had agreed to Trump’s proposal to release all Israeli hostages held in Gaza. But the militant group, which launched the deadly Oct. 7 attacks just short of two years ago, did not agree to all of the president’s framework. Nick Schifrin reports.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend
After another day of deadlock, the Senate adjourned for the weekend, extending the government shutdown into next week. Democrats are holding out for Republicans to make health care concessions to their spending bill. But until lawmakers figure out a way forward, thousands of federal workers are left worrying about their paychecks and mass layoffs. White House correspondent Liz Landers reports.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Shutdown puts further strain on already understaffed air traffic control system
Roughly 750,000 federal employees were furloughed when the government closed its doors. Not included in that number are the air traffic controllers who will continue to work, without pay, as long as the shutdown continues. That has raised concerns about the strain on an already understaffed and overworked cohort. Geoff Bennett spoke with Nick Daniels of the air traffic controllers' union.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:News Wrap: U.S. forces destroy another suspected drug boat near Venezuela
In our news wrap Friday, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says U.S. forces destroyed a boat near Venezuela that they say was trafficking narcotics, UK investigators say one of the two men killed in the Manchester synagogue attack may have been accidentally shot by police and a New York judge sentenced Sean "Diddy" Combs to four years and two months in prison.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:WATCH: Schumer speaks after Senate Democrats reject latest measure to end shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer fired away at President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress as hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:A look at the major cases the Supreme Court will take up in its new term
The Supreme Court begins a new term on Monday following a summer-long recess shaped by legal battles over the Trump administration’s agenda. William Brangham discussed the high-profile cases with News Hour Supreme Court analyst and SCOTUSBlog cofounder Amy Howe, and Stephen Vladeck, constitutional law professor at Georgetown University.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Brooks and Capehart on political dysfunction and the government shutdown
New York Times columnist David Brooks and Jonathan Capehart of MSNBC join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the government shutdown showing no signs of ending quickly, President Trump taking the opportunity to further dismantle the federal government and Pete Hegseth's vision for the U.S. military.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Utah art project spotlights Great Salt Lake’s fragile future
As the Great Salt Lake in Utah continues to dry up, the arts community has mobilized to lay bare the major ecological, economic and health stakes if the decline continues. The public art project, Wake the Great Salt Lake, aims to educate and inspire residents and visitors alike. Senior arts correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports for our arts and culture series, CANVAS.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Trump claws back nearly $8B for green projects
{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story Trump cancels billions in DOE funds for green projects The Trump administration is cutting billions of dollars for green energy projects, especially in blue states. Alex Brandon, Associated Press The Energy Department announced late Wednesday it was cutting awards that funded 223 projects,...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:The pawpaw: America’s forgotten native fruit finds new popularity
Apples, oranges and bananas are sold in abundance in supermarkets throughout the country. But some say the most American fruit is one you’ll likely never see in the produce department, and it’s one you’ve probably never heard of. Deema Zein bites into the long history of the pawpaw, America's forgotten fruit.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Supreme Court allows Trump to strip protections from more than 300,000 Venezuelan migrants
The justices issued an emergency order, which will last as long as the court case continues, putting on holda lower-court rulingby U.S. District Judge Edward Chen in San Francisco that found the administration had wrongly ended temporary protected status for the Venezuelans.
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Trump administration says it will pay migrant children $2.5K to return to home countries
The Trump administration said Friday it would offer to pay migrant children to self deport in its latest mass deportation effort. The Health and Human Services Department’s Administration for Children and Families emailed migrant shelters saying children 14 years of age and older would get $2,500 each, according to a copy obtained by The Associated...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Journalist arrested during summer ICE protests deported to El Salvador
Award-winning Spanish-language journalist Mario Guevara has been deported to El Salvador in what press freedom advocates alleged was done “in retaliation for his reporting.” A leader with the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a nonprofit organization that defends worldwide press freedom, said Guevara's deportation from the U.S. Friday morning was the first time the organization...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Most Americans rate the US economy poorly: Poll
Nearly three-quarters of Americans surveyed say economic conditions are poor or fair, according to a poll from the Pew Research Center. The number of respondents who said they feel this way, at 76 percent, is a few points higher than what the center found in January 2024. At that time, 72 percent held the view...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Judge rules Biden administration went too far by indefinitely blocking new drilling off large portion of US coast
A federal judge in Louisiana has ruled that the Biden administration went too far when it moved to indefinitely block new drilling off large portions of the U.S. coastline. The Trump administration has since moved to lift the Biden-era order that blocked drilling in the 625 million acre area, so the ruling may not have immediate impacts on those...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Bezos weighs in on AI bubble fears
{beacon} Technology The Big Story Bezos weighs in on AI bubble fears Amazon founder Jeff Bezos suggested Friday there is a bubble in the artificial intellgence market but argued this ultimately could benefit society. Photo Credit During an appearance at Italian Tech Week, the billionaire sought to distinguish what he described as an “industrial bubble.” “This...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Trump welcomes Hamas response to end Gaza war, putting pressure on Israel
President Trump welcomed Hamas’s response Friday to his proposal for ending the war in the Gaza Strip, turning pressure on Israel to accept a ceasefire. Trump, in a post on Truth Social, said he believes Hamas is ready “for a lasting PEACE" before calling on Israel to end its bombing of the enclave. “Israel must...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Officials restrict airspace amid Chicago immigration raid
Airspace in Chicago was restricted by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) earlier this week at the request of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid immigration raids throughout the Windy City. Restrictions are set to remain in place until Oct. 12 for unspecified “special security reasons,” according to an FAA notice. Individuals will be required...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Federal officials investigating Amazon delivery drones crash
The National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) are investigating a crash after two Amazon Prime Air delivery drones struck the boom of a crane in Tolleson, Ariz., Wednesday morning. No one was injured in the incident, the FAA said in a statement. "We've resumed drone delivery in Tolleson while continuing to support...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Kavanaugh's attempted assassin sentenced to 8 years in prison
GREENBELT, Md. — A federal judge handed down a just more than eight year prison sentence Friday for the person who attempted to assassinate Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh at his home in 2022, far less than prosecutors' request of at least 30 years. Sophie Roske, 29, hoped to kill the conservative justice before he...
Published on: October 03, 2025 | Source:Taylor Swift's song 'CANCELLED!' sets off debate among fans: What to know
The release of musician Taylor Swift’s 12th studio album "The Life of a Showgirl" has already sparked discussion and debate online as fans rush to figure out hidden meanings in her lyrics. The album’s 10th song, “CANCELLED!,” has particularly caught fans’ attention. Even before the album’s release, fans wondered about the song’s title and who...
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